prophecy_n and_o see_v all_o divine_a truth_n that_o tend_v to_o the_o salvation_n of_o our_o soul_n in_o the_o divine_a light_n which_o always_o shine_v in_o the_o purity_n &_o holiness_n of_o the_o new_a creature_n and_o so_o need_v no_o further_a miracle_n to_o confirm_v we_o in_o it_o and_o indeed_o that_o godlike_a glory_n and_o majesty_n which_o appear_v in_o the_o naked_a simplicity_n of_o true_a goodness_n will_v by_o its_o own_o connateness_n and_o sympathy_n with_o all_o save_a truth_n friendly_a entertain_v and_o embrace_v it_o chap._n xii_o when_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n cease_v in_o the_o jewish_a church_n the_o cessation_n of_o prophecy_n note_v as_o a_o famous_a epocha_n by_o the_o jew_n the_o restore_n of_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n by_o christ._n some_o passage_n to_o this_o purpose_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n explain_v when_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n cease_v in_o the_o christian_a church_n that_o it_o do_v not_o continue_v long_o prove_v by_o several_a 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there_o be_v 48_o prophet_n and_o 7_o prophetess_n that_o do_v prophesy_v to_o the_o iraelite_n which_o after_o they_o have_v reckon_v almost_o up_o they_o tell_v we_o that_o malachy_n be_v the_o last_o of_o they_o and_o that_o he_o be_v contemporary_a with_o mordecai_n daniel_n haggai_n zacharie_n and_o some_o other_o who_o prophecy_n be_v not_o extant_a who_o for_o their_o number_n sake_n they_o there_o reckon_v up_o who_o all_o prophesy_v in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o darius_n but_o common_o they_o make_v only_o these_o three_o haggai_n zacharie_n and_o malachy_n to_o be_v the_o last_o of_o the_o prophet_n and_o so_o call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o massec_n sotah_n ch_n last_o where_o the_o misnical_a doctor_n tell_v we_o that_o from_o the_o time_n in_o which_o all_o the_o first_o prophet_n expire_v the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n cease_v and_o the_o gemarist_n say_v that_o they_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o prophet_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o opposition_n to_o haggai_n zacharie_n and_o malachy_n which_o be_v the_o last_o and_o so_o maimon_n and_o bartenor_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o prophetae_fw-la priores_fw-la be_v so_o call_v because_o they_o prophesy_v in_o the_o time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o first_o temple_n and_o the_o posteriores_fw-la because_o they_o prophesy_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n and_o when_o these_o late_a prophet_n die_v than_o all_o prophesy_v expire_v and_o there_o be_v leave_v as_o they_o say_v only_o a_o bath_n kol_n to_o succeed_v some_o time_n in_o the_o room_n of_o it_o so_o we_o be_v tell_v gem._n sanhedrim_n c._n 1._o §_o 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d our_o rabbin_n say_v that_o from_o that_o time_n the_o late_a prophet_n die_v the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v take_v away_o from_o israel_n nevertheless_o they_o enjoy_v the_o filia_fw-la vocis_fw-la and_o this_o be_v repeat_v massec_n joma_n c._n 1._o now_o all_o that_o time_n which_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n last_v among_o the_o jew_n under_o the_o second_o temple_n their_o chronologie_n make_v to_o be_v but_o forty_o year_n so_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n cosri_n maam._n 3_o §_o 39_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o the_o continuance_n of_o prophecy_n under_o the_o time_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n be_v almost_o forty_o year_n and_o this_o r._n jehuda_n his_o scholiast_n confirm_v out_o of_o a_o historico-cabbalistical_a treatise_n of_o r._n abraham_n ben_n dior_fw-la and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o after_o forty_o year_n their_o sapientes_fw-la be_v call_v senator_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o forty_o year_n be_v pass_v all_o the_o wiseman_n be_v call_v the_o man_n of_o the_o great_a synagogue_n and_o therefore_o the_o author_n of_o that_o book_n use_v this_o aera_fw-la of_o the_o cessation_n of_o prophecy_n and_o so_o this_o be_v common_o note_v as_o a_o famous_a epocha_n among_o all_o their_o chronologer_n as_o the_o book_n juchasin_n the_o seder_n olam_fw-la zuta_fw-la as_o r._n david_n gantz_n have_v sum_v they_o all_o up_o in_o his_o chronological_a history_n put_v forth_o late_o by_o vorstius_n the_o like_a may_v be_v observe_v from_o 1_o maccab._n 9_o 27._o and_o chap._n 4._o 46._o and_o chap._n 14._o 41._o this_o cessation_n of_o prophecy_n determine_v as_o it_o be_v all_o that_o old_a dispensation_n wherein_o god_n have_v manifest_v himself_o to_o the_o jew_n under_o the_o law_n that_o so_o that_o grow_a old_a and_o thus_o wear_v away_o they_o may_v expect_v that_o new_a dispensation_n of_o the_o messiah_n which_o have_v be_v promise_v so_o long_o before_o and_o which_o shall_v again_o restore_v this_o prophetical_a spirit_n more_o abundant_o and_o so_o this_o interstitium_fw-la of_o prophecy_n be_v insinuate_v by_o joel_n 2._o in_o those_o word_n concern_v the_o late_a time_n in_o those_o day_n shall_v your_o son_n and_o daughter_n prophesy_v etc._n etc._n and_o so_o s._n peter_n act_v 2._o make_v use_n of_o the_o place_n to_o take_v off_o that_o admiration_n which_o the_o jew_n be_v possess_v withal_o to_o see_v so_o plentiful_a a_o effusion_n of_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n again_o and_o therefore_o this_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n be_v call_v the_o testimony_n of_o jesus_n in_o the_o apocalypse_n ch_n 19_o according_a to_o this_o notion_n we_o must_v understand_v that_o passage_n in_o john_n 7._o 39_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v not_o yet_o give_v because_o jesus_n be_v not_o yet_o glorify_v to_o which_o that_o in_o ephes._n 4._o he_o ascend_v up_o on_o high_a and_o give_v gift_n unto_o man_n plain_o answer_v as_o likewise_o the_o answer_n which_o the_o christian_n at_o ephesus_n make_v to_o paul_n act_v 19_o when_o he_o ask_v they_o whether_o they_o have_v receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o they_o know_v not_o whether_o there_o be_v a_o holy_a ghost_n that_o be_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o extraordinary_a spirit_n or_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n restore_v again_o to_o 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vanity_n of_o affectation_n which_o a_o mind_n true_o ennoble_v by_o religion_n can_v stoop_v to_o as_o count_v it_o a_o pedantic_a business_n and_o a_o certain_a argument_n of_o a_o poorness_n and_o weakness_n of_o spirit_n in_o the_o either_o writer_n or_o speaker_n but_o if_o in_o this_o tract_n the_o style_n seem_v more_o magnificent_a yet_o in_o the_o ten_o and_o last_o discourse_n viz._n of_o a_o christian_n conflict_n and_o conquest_n it_o be_v most_o familiar_a the_o matter_n of_o it_o be_v very_o useful_a and_o practical_a for_o as_o it_o more_o full_o and_o clear_o acquaint_v a_o christian_a with_o the_o more_o dangerous_a and_o unseen_a method_n of_o satan_n activity_n concern_v which_o the_o notion_n and_o conception_n of_o many_o man_n be_v discover_v here_o to_o be_v very_o short_a and_o imperfect_a so_o it_o also_o acquaint_v he_o with_o such_o principle_n as_o be_v available_a to_o beget_v in_o he_o the_o great_a courage_n spirit_n and_o resolution_n against_o the_o 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man_n make_v perfect_a after_o he_o have_v lend_v he_o to_o this_o unworthy_a world_n for_o about_o five_o and_o thirty_o year_n a_o short_a life_n his_o be_v if_o we_o measure_v it_o by_o so_o many_o year_n but_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o great_a end_n of_o life_n and_o be_v in_o the_o world_n which_o he_o fulfil_v in_o his_o generation_n his_o great_a accomplishment_n qualify_a he_o for_o eminent_a service_n and_o accompany_v with_o as_o great_a a_o readiness_n to_o approve_v himself_o a_o good_a and_o faithful_a servant_n to_o his_o gracious_a lord_n and_o master_n in_o heaven_n his_o life_n be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v short_a but_o long_o and_o we_o may_v just_o say_v of_o he_o what_o be_v say_v by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n concern_v enoch_n that_o great_a exemplar_n of_o holiness_n and_o the_o shortest-lived_a of_o the_o patriarch_n before_o the_o flood_n for_o he_o live_v but_o 365_o year_n as_o many_o year_n as_o there_o be_v day_n in_o one_o year_n 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v consummate_v in_o a_o short_a time_n fulfil_v a_o long_a time_n for_o as_o the_o same_o author_n do_v well_o express_v it_o in_o some_o *_o precede_a verse_n 9_o honourable_a age_n be_v not_o that_o which_o stand_v in_o length_n of_o time_n nor_o that_o which_o be_v measure_v by_o number_n of_o year_n but_o wisdom_n be_v the_o gray_a hair_n unto_o man_n and_o a_o unspotted_a life_n be_v old_a age_n thus_o much_o for_o the_o paper_n now_o publish_v there_o be_v some_o other_o piece_n of_o this_o author_n both_o english_a and_o latin_a which_o may_v make_v another_o considerable_a volume_n especial_o if_o some_o paper_n of_o his_o in_o other_o hand_n can_v be_v retrieve_v for_o my_o particular_a i_o shall_v wish_v and_o endeavour_v that_o not_o the_o least_o fragment_n of_o he_o may_v be_v conceal_v which_o his_o friend_n shall_v think_v worthy_a of_o publish_v and_o i_o think_v all_o such_o fragment_n be_v gather_v up_o may_v fit_o be_v bring_v together_o under_o the_o title_n of_o miscellany_n if_o other_o who_o have_v any_o of_o his_o paper_n shall_v please_v to_o communicate_v they_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o there_o will_v be_v find_v in_o some_o of_o his_o friend_n a_o readiness_n to_o publish_v they_o with_o all_o due_a care_n and_o faithfulness_n or_o if_o they_o shall_v think_v good_a to_o do_v it_o themselves_o and_o publish_v they_o apart_o i_o will_v desire_v and_o hope_n that_o they_o will_v bestow_v that_o labour_n and_o diligence_n about_o the_o prepare_v they_o for_o public_a view_n and_o use_v as_o may_v testify_v their_o respect_n both_o to_o the_o reader_n benefit_n and_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o author_n memory_n and_o now_o that_o this_o volume_n be_v finish_v through_o the_o good_a guidance_n and_o assistance_n of_o god_n the_o father_n of_o light_n and_o the_o father_n of_o mercy_n who_o rich_a goodness_n and_o grace_n in_o enable_v i_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v and_o to_o continue_v patient_o in_o so_o do_v notwithstanding_o the_o many_o tedious_a difficulty_n accompany_v such_o kind_n of_o labour_n i_o desire_v humble_o to_o acknowledge_v now_o that_o the_o sever_a paper_n be_v bring_v together_o in_o this_o collection_n to_o their_o due_a and_o proper_a place_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o bone_n scatter_v in_o the_o valley_n that_o they_o come_v together_o bone_n to_o his_o bone_n ezek._n 37._o what_o remain_v but_o that_o the_o lord_n of_o life_n he_o who_o give_v to_o all_o thing_n life_n and_o breath_n be_v with_o all_o earnestness_n and_o humility_n implore_v that_o he_o will_v please_v to_o put_v breath_n into_o these_o otherwise_o dry_a bones_o that_o they_o may_v live_v that_o beside_o this_o paper-life_n which_o be_v all_o that_o man_n can_v give_v to_o these_o write_n they_o may_v have_v a_o live_a form_n and_o vital_a energy_n within_o we_o that_o the_o practical_a truth_n contain_v in_o these_o discourse_n may_v not_o be_v unto_o we_o a_o dead_a letter_n but_o spirit_n and_o life_n that_o he_o who_o teach_v we_o to_o profit_v will_v prosper_v these_o paper_n for_o the_o attainment_n of_o all_o those_o good_a end_n to_o which_o they_o be_v design_v that_o it_o will_v please_v the_o god_n of_o all_o grace_n to_o remove_v all_o darkness_n and_o prejudice_n from_o the_o mind_n and_o heart_n of_o any_o reader_n and_o whatsoever_o will_v hinder_v the_o fair_a reception_n of_o truth_n that_o the_o reader_n may_v have_v a_o inward_a practical_a and_o feel_a knowledge_n of_o the_o doctrine_n which_o be_v according_a to_o godliness_n and_o live_v a_o life_n worthy_a of_o that_o knowledge_n be_v the_o prayer_n of_o his_o servant_n in_o christ_n jesus_n john_n worthington_n cambridge_n december_n 22._o 1659._o in_o this_o epistle_n pag._n seven_o lin_v alt_z for_o mouth_n to_o mouth_n r._n face_n to_o face_n the_o content_n of_o the_o several_a discourse_n in_o this_o volume_n discourse_n i._o of_o the_o true_a way_n or_o method_n of_o attain_v to_o divine_a knowledge_n sect._n i._n that_o divine_a thing_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v rather_o by_o a_o spiritual_a sensation_n than_o a_o verbal_a description_n or_o mere_a speculation_n sin_n and_o wickedness_n prejudicial_a to_o true_a knowledge_n that_o purity_n of_o heart_n and_o life_n as_o also_o a_o ingenuous_a freedom_n of_o judgement_n be_v the_o best_a ground_n and_o preparation_n for_o the_o entertainment_n of_o truth_n page_n 1._o sect._n ii_o a_o objection_n against_o the_o method_n of_o know_v lay_v down_o in_o the_o former_a section_n answer_v that_o man_n general_o notwithstanding_o their_o apostasy_n be_v furnish_v with_o the_o radical_a principle_n of_o true_a knowledge_n man_n want_v not_o so_o much_o mean_v of_o know_v what_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v as_o will_n to_o do_v what_o they_o know_v practical_a knowledge_n differ_v from_o all_o other_o knowledge_n and_o excel_v it_o pag._n 13._o sect._n iii_o man_n may_v be_v consider_v in_o a_o fourfold_a capacity_n in_o order_n to_o the_o perception_n of_o divine_a thing_n that_o the_o best_a and_o most_o excellent_a knowledge_n of_o divine_a thing_n belong_v only_o to_o the_o true_a and_o sober_a christian_a and_o that_o it_o be_v but_o in_o its_o infancy_n while_o he_o be_v in_o this_o earthly_a body_n pag._n 17._o discourse_n ii_o of_o superstition_n the_o true_a notion_n of_o superstition_n well_o express_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n a_o over-timorous_a and_o dreadful_a apprehension_n of_o the_o deity_n a_o false_a opinion_n of_o the_o deity_n the_o true_a cause_n and_o rise_v of_o superstition_n superstition_n be_v most_o incident_a to_o such_o as_o converse_v not_o with_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n or_o be_v conscious_a to_o themselves_o of_o their_o own_o unlikeness_n to_o he_o right_o apprehension_n of_o god_n beget_v in_o man_n a_o nobleness_n and_o freedom_n of_o soul_n superstition_n though_o it_o look_v upon_o god_n as_o a_o angry_a deity_n yet_o it_o count_v he_o easy_o please_v with_o flatter_a worship_n apprehension_n of_o a_o deity_n and_o gild_n meet_v together_o be_v apt_a to_o excite_v fear_n hypocrite_n to_o spare_v their_o sin_n seek_v out_o way_n to_o compound_v with_o god_n servile_a and_o superstitious_a fear_n be_v increase_v by_o ignorance_n of_o the_o certain_a cause_n of_o terrible_a effect_n in_o nature_n etc._n etc._n as_o also_o by_o frightful_a apparition_n of_o ghost_n and_o spectre_n a_o further_a consideration_n of_o superstition_n as_o a_o composition_n of_o fear_n and_o flattery_n a_o full_a definition_n of_o superstition_n according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o ancient_n superstition_n do_v not_o always_o appear_v in_o the_o same_o form_n but_o pass_v from_o one_o form_n to_o another_o and_o sometime_o shroud_n itself_o under_o form_n seem_o spiritual_a and_o more_o refine_a pag._n 25._o discourse_n iii_o of_o atheism_n that_o there_o be_v a_o near_a affinity_n between_o atheism_n &_o superstition_n that_o superstition_n do_v not_o only_o prepare_v the_o way_n for_o atheism_n but_o promote_v and_o strengthen_v it_o that_o epicurism_n be_v but_o atheism_n under_o a_o mask_n a_o confutation_n of_o epicurus_n his_o master-notion_n together_o with_o some_o other_o pretence_n and_o dogmata_fw-la of_o his_o sect._n the_o true_a knowledge_n of_o nature_n be_v advantageous_a to_o religion_n that_o superstition_n be_v more_o tolerable_a than_o atheism_n that_o atheism_n be_v both_o ignoble_a and_o uncomfortable_a what_o low_a and_o unworthy_a notion_n the_o epicurean_o have_v concern_v man_n happiness_n and_o what_o trouble_n they_o be_v put_v to_o how_o to_o define_v and_o where_o to_o place_v true_a happiness_n a_o true_a belief_n of_o a_o deity_n support_v the_o soul_n with_o a_o present_a tranquillity_n and_o future_a hope_n be_v it_o not_o for_o a_o deity_n the_o world_n will_v be_v unhabitable_a p._n 41._o discourse_n iv_o of_o
to_o all_o those_o that_o resist_v the_o devil_n this_o ground_v upon_o 1._o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o sin_n consider_v in_o themselves_o 2._o god_n powerful_a assist_v all_o faithful_a christian_n in_o this_o warfare_n the_o devil_n may_v allure_v and_o tempt_v but_o can_v prevail_v except_o man_n consent_n and_o yield_v to_o his_o suggestion_n the_o devil_n strength_n lie_v in_o man_n treachery_n and_o falseness_n to_o their_o own_o soul_n sin_n be_v strong_a because_o man_n oppose_v it_o weak_o the_o error_n of_o the_o manichee_n about_o a_o principium_fw-la mali_fw-la defend_v by_o man_n in_o their_o life_n and_o practice_n of_o god_n readiness_n to_o assist_v christian_n in_o their_o spiritual_a conflict_n his_o compassionate_a regard_n and_o the_o more_o special_a respect_n of_o his_o providence_n towards_o they_o in_o such_o occasion_n the_o conclusion_n discover_v the_o evil_a and_o horridness_n of_o magic_n diabolical_a contract_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 474._o a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o true_a way_n or_o method_n of_o attain_v to_o divine_a knowledge_n psal._n 3._o 10._o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o beginning_n of_o wisdom_n a_o good_a understanding_n have_v all_o they_o that_o do_v his_o commandment_n john_n 7._o 17._o if_o any_o man_n will_v do_v his_o will_n he_o shall_v know_v of_o the_o doctrine_n whether_o it_o be_v of_o god_n clem._n alexandr_n strom._n 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o praefatory_a discourse_n concern_v the_o true_a way_n or_o method_n of_o attain_v to_o divine_a knowledge_n section_n i._o that_o divine_a thing_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v rather_o by_o a_o spiritual_a sensation_n than_o a_o verbal_a description_n or_o mere_a speculation_n sin_n and_o wickedness_n prejudicial_a to_o true_a knowledge_n that_o purity_n of_o heart_n and_o life_n as_o also_o a_o ingenuous_a freedom_n of_o judgement_n be_v the_o best_a ground_n and_o preparation_n for_o the_o entertainment_n of_o truth_n sect._n ii_o a_o objection_n against_o the_o method_n of_o know_v lay_v down_o in_o the_o former_a section_n answer_v that_o man_n general_o notwithstanding_o their_o apostasy_n be_v furnish_v with_o the_o radical_a principle_n of_o true_a knowledge_n man_n want_v not_o so_o much_o mean_v of_o know_v what_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v as_o will_n to_o do_v what_o they_o know_v practical_a knowledge_n differ_v from_o all_o other_o knowledge_n and_o excel_v it_o sect._n iii_o man_n may_v be_v consider_v in_o a_o fourfold_a capacity_n in_o order_n to_o the_o perception_n of_o divine_a thing_n that_o the_o best_a and_o most_o excellent_a knowledge_n of_o divine_a thing_n belong_v only_o to_o the_o true_a and_o sober_a christian_a and_o that_o it_o be_v but_o in_o its_o infancy_n while_o he_o be_v in_o this_o earthly_a body_n sect_n i._o it_o have_v be_v long_o since_o well_o observe_v that_o every_o art_n &_o science_n have_v some_o certain_a principle_n upon_o which_o the_o whole_a frame_n and_o body_n of_o it_o must_v depend_v and_o he_o that_o will_v full_o acquaint_v himself_o with_o the_o mystery_n thereof_o must_v come_v furnish_v with_o some_o praecognita_fw-la or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o i_o may_v speak_v in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o stoic_n be_v i_o indeed_o to_o define_v divinity_n i_o shall_v rather_o call_v it_o a_o divine_a life_n than_o a_o divine_a science_n it_o be_v something_o rather_o to_o be_v understand_v by_o a_o spiritual_a sensation_n then_o by_o any_o verbal_a description_n as_o all_o thing_n of_o sense_n &_o life_n be_v best_a know_v by_o sentient_a and_o vital_a faculty_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o greek_a philosopher_n have_v well_o observe_v every_o thing_n be_v best_a know_v by_o that_o which_o bear_v a_o just_a resemblance_n and_o analogy_n with_o it_o and_o therefore_o the_o scripture_n be_v wont_a to_o set_v forth_o a_o good_a life_n as_o the_o prolepsis_n and_o fundamental_a principle_n of_o divine_a science_n wisdom_n have_v build_v she_o a_o house_n and_o hew_v out_o her_o seven_o pillar_n but_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o beginning_n of_o wisdom_n the_o foundation_n of_o the_o whole_a fabric_n we_o shall_v therefore_o as_o a_o prolegomenon_n or_o preface_n to_o what_o we_o shall_v afterward_o discourse_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o divinity_n speak_v something_o of_o this_o true_a method_n of_o know_v which_o be_v not_o so_o much_o by_o notion_n as_o action_n as_o religion_n itself_o consist_v not_o so_o much_o in_o word_n as_o thing_n they_o be_v not_o always_o the_o best_a skill_a in_o divinity_n that_o be_v the_o most_o study_a in_o those_o pandect_n which_o it_o be_v sometime_o digest_v into_o or_o that_o have_v erect_v the_o great_a monopoly_n of_o art_n and_o science_n he_o that_o be_v most_o practical_a in_o divine_a thing_n have_v the_o pure_a and_o sincere_a knowledge_n 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himself_o in_o his_o 3._o book_n and_o 17._o chapter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n every_o prophet_n that_o be_v of_o a_o strong_a fagacious_a and_o pierce_a understanding_n will_v apprehend_v the_o thing_n naked_o without_o any_o similitude_n whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o all_o his_o say_n prove_v distinct_a and_o clear_a and_o free_a from_o all_o obscurity_n have_v a_o literal_a truth_n in_o they_o but_o a_o prophet_n of_o a_o inferior_a rank_n or_o degree_n his_o word_n be_v obscure_a enwrap_v in_o riddle_n and_o parable_n and_o therefore_o have_v not_o a_o literal_a but_o allegorical_a truth_n contain_v in_o they_o thus_o he_o and_o so_o afterward_o according_a to_o the_o general_a opinion_n of_o the_o jewish_a master_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o after_o the_o captivity_n in_o the_o twilight_n of_o prophecy_n ezekiel_n begin_v to_o speak_v altogether_o in_o riddle_n and_o parable_n and_o so_o he_o himself_o complain_v to_o god_n 49._o ah_o lord_n god_n they_o say_v of_o i_o do_v he_o not_o speak_v parable_n the_o second_o degree_n which_o our_o forementioned_a author_n make_v of_o prophecy_n be_v when_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o imaginative_a and_o rational_a power_n equal_o balance_v one_o another_o the_o three_o be_v when_o the_o rational_a power_n be_v most_o predominant_a in_o which_o case_n as_o we_o hear_v before_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v able_a to_o strip_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v represent_v to_o it_o in_o the_o glass_n of_o fancy_n of_o all_o their_o materiality_n and_o sensible_a nature_n and_o apprehend_v they_o more_o distinct_o in_o their_o own_o naked_a essence_n the_o last_o and_o high_a be_v the_o gradus_fw-la mosaicus_n in_o which_o all_o imagination_n cease_v &_o the_o representation_n of_o truth_n descend_v not_o so_o low_a as_o the_o imaginative_a part_n but_o be_v make_v in_o the_o high_a stage_n of_o reason_n and_o understanding_n but_o we_o shall_v hereafter_o speak_v more_o full_o concern_v the_o several_a degree_n of_o prophetical_a inspiration_n and_o discourse_v more_o particular_o of_o the_o ruach_n hakkodesh_n the_o high_a degree_n of_o prophecy_n or_o gradus_fw-la mosaicus_n and_o bath_n col_fw-fr or_o the_o low_a degree_n of_o prophecy_n see_v then_o that_o general_o all_o prophecy_n or_o prophetical_a enthusiasm_n lie_v in_o the_o joint-impression_n and_o operation_n of_o both_o these_o forementioned_a faculty_n the_o jew_n be_v wont_a to_o understand_v that_o place_n numb_a 12._o 6_o etc._n etc._n as_o general_o decipher_v that_o state_n or_o degree_n of_o prophecy_n by_o which_o god_n will_v discover_v himself_o to_o all_o those_o prophet_n that_o ever_o shall_v arise_v up_o among_o they_o or_o ever_o have_v be_v except_o moses_n and_o the_o messiah_n and_o there_o be_v only_o these_o 36._o two_o way_n declare_v whereby_o god_n will_v reveal_v himself_o to_o every_o other_o prophet_n either_o in_o a_o vision_n or_o a_o dream_n both_o which_o be_v perpetual_o attend_v with_o those_o visa_fw-la and_o simulacra_fw-la sensibilia_fw-la as_o must_v needs_o be_v impress_v upon_o common_a sense_n or_o fancy_n whereby_o the_o prophet_n seem_v to_o have_v all_o their_o sense_n wake_v and_o exercise_v their_o several_a function_n though_o indeed_o all_o be_v but_o scenical_a or_o dramatical_a according_a to_o this_o twofold_a way_n of_o divine_a inspiration_n the_o 28._o prophet_n joel_n foretell_v the_o nature_n of_o that_o prophetical_a spirit_n that_o shall_v be_v pour_v out_o in_o the_o latter_a time_n and_o in_o jeremy_n 14._o 14._o we_o have_v the_o false_a prophet_n bring_v in_o as_o endeavour_v apish_o to_o imitate_v the_o true_a prophet_n of_o god_n in_o fortify_v their_o fancy_n by_o the_o power_n of_o divination_n that_o they_o may_v talk_v of_o dream_n and_o vision_n when_o they_o come_v among_o the_o people_n now_o for_o the_o difference_n of_o these_o two_o a_o dream_n and_o a_o vision_n it_o seem_v rather_o to_o lie_v in_o circumstantial_o then_o in_o any_o thing_n essential_a &_o therefore_o maim_v part_n 2._o more_o nev._n cap._n 45._o tell_v we_o that_o in_o a_o dream_n a_o voice_n be_v frequent_o hear_v which_o be_v not_o usual_a in_o a_o vision_n but_o the_o representation_n of_o divine_a thing_n by_o some_o sensible_a image_n or_o some_o narrative_a voice_n must_v needs_o be_v in_o both_o of_o they_o but_o yet_o the_o jew_n be_v wont_a to_o make_v a_o vision_n superior_a to_o a_o dream_n as_o represent_v thing_n more_o to_o the_o life_n which_o indeed_o seize_v upon_o the_o prophet_n while_o he_o be_v awake_a but_o it_o no_o soon_o surprise_v he_o but_o that_o all_o his_o external_a sense_n be_v bind_v and_o so_o it_o often_o decline_v into_o a_o true_a dream_n as_o maimon_n in_o the_o place_n forename_a prove_v by_o the_o example_n of_o abraham_n gen._n 15._o 12._o where_o the_o vision_n in_o which_o god_n have_v appear_v to_o he_o as_o it_o be_v relate_v for_o 1._o pass_v into_o a_o sleep_n and_o when_o the_o sun_n be_v go_v down_o a_o deep_a sleep_n fall_v upon_o abraham_n and_o lo_o a_o horror_n of_o great_a darkness_n fall_v upon_o he_o which_o word_n seem_v to_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o description_n of_o that_o passage_n which_o he_o have_v by_o sleep_n out_o of_o his_o vision_n into_o a_o dream_n now_o these_o ecstatical_a impression_n whereby_o the_o imagination_n and_o mind_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v thus_o ravish_v from_o itself_o and_o be_v make_v subject_a whole_o to_o some_o agent_n intellect_n inform_v it_o and_o shine_a upon_o it_o i_o suppose_v s._n paul_n have_v respect_n to_o 1_o cor._n 13._o now_o we_o see_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o a_o glass_n in_o riddle_n or_o parable_n for_o so_o he_o seem_v to_o compare_v the_o high_a illumination_n which_o we_o have_v here_o with_o that_o constant_a irradiation_n of_o the_o divinity_n upon_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v and_o this_o glass_v of_o divine_a thing_n by_o hieroglyphic_n and_o emblem_n in_o the_o fancy_n which_o he_o speak_v of_o be_v the_o proper_a way_n of_o prophetical_a inspiration_n for_o the_o further_a clear_v of_o which_o i_o shall_v take_v notice_n of_o one_o passage_n more_o out_o of_o a_o jewish_a writer_n that_o be_v r._n bechai_n concern_v this_o present_a argument_n which_o i_o find_v com._n in_o num._n 12._o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d voluit_fw-la deus_fw-la assimilare_fw-la prophetiam_fw-la reliquorum_fw-la prophetarum_fw-la homini_fw-la speculum_fw-la inspicienti_fw-la prout_fw-la innuunt_fw-la rabbini_n nostri_fw-la illo_fw-la axiomate_fw-la proverbiali_fw-la nemo_fw-la inspiciat_fw-la speculum_fw-la sabbato_fw-la illud_fw-la speculum_fw-la est_fw-la vitreum_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la reflectitur_fw-la homini_fw-la sva_fw-la ipsius_fw-la forma_fw-la &_o imago_fw-la per_fw-la vim_o reflexivam_fw-la speculi_fw-la cum_fw-la revera_fw-la nihil_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la in_o speculo_fw-la realiter_fw-la existat_fw-la talis_fw-la erat_fw-la prophetia_fw-la reliquorum_fw-la prophetarum_fw-la eo_fw-la quòd_fw-la contuebantur_fw-la sacras_fw-la
go_v on_o to_o lay_v down_o the_o order_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o ruth_n the_o book_n of_o psalm_n job_n proverb_n ecclesiaste_n canticle_n lamentation_n daniel_n esther_n ezra_n the_o chronicle_n and_o these_o the_o jew_n do_v ascribe_v to_o the_o ruach_n hakkodesh_n but_o why_o daniel_n shall_v be_v reckon_v among_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o not_o among_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o prophet_n i_o can_v see_v no_o reason_n see_v the_o strain_n of_o it_o whole_o argue_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o prophetical_a degree_n spend_v itself_o in_o dream_n and_o vision_n though_o those_o be_v join_v with_o more_o obscurity_n it_o be_v then_o the_o crepusculum_fw-la of_o the_o prophetical_a day_n which_o have_v long_o be_v upon_o the_o horizon_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n then_o in_o the_o other_o prophet_n and_o therefore_o whatever_o the_o latter_a jew_n here_o urge_v for_o thus_o rank_v up_o daniel_n book_n with_o the_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o see_v they_o give_v we_o no_o traditional_a reason_n which_o their_o ancestor_n have_v for_o so_o do_v i_o shall_v rather_o think_v it_o to_o have_v be_v first_o of_o all_o some_o fortuitous_a thing_n which_o give_v a_o occasion_n to_o this_o after-mistake_a as_o i_o think_v it_o be_v but_o to_o pass_v on_o beside_o those_o book_n mention_v there_o be_v some_o thing_n else_o among_o the_o jew_n usual_o attribute_v to_o this_o spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n and_o so_o maimonides_n in_o the_o forementioned_a place_n tell_v we_o that_o eldad_n &_o medad_n and_o all_o the_o high_a priest_n who_o ask_v counsel_n by_o urim_n and_o thummim_n speak_v per_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la so_o that_o it_o be_v a_o character_n enthusiastical_a whereby_o they_o give_v judicial_a answer_n by_o look_v upon_o the_o stone_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n breastplate_n to_o those_o that_o come_v to_o inquire_v of_o god_n by_o they_o and_o so_o r._n bechai_n in_o parash_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d speak_v of_o one_o of_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n which_o be_v superior_a to_o bath_n kol_n i_o filia_fw-la vocis_fw-la and_o inferior_a to_o prophesy_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o by_o a_o short_a digression_n to_o show_v what_o this_o urim_n and_o thummim_n be_v and_o we_o may_v take_v it_o out_o of_o our_o former_a author_n r._n bechai_n who_o for_o the_o substance_n agree_v with_o the_o generality_n and_o best_a of_o the_o jewish_a writer_n herein_o it_o be_v as_o he_o there_o tell_v we_o do_v in_o this_o manner_n the_o high_a priest_n stand_v before_o the_o ark_n and_o he_o that_o come_v to_o inquire_v of_o the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n stand_v behind_o he_o inquire_v with_o a_o submiss_a voice_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v at_o his_o private_a prayer_n shall_v i_o do_v so_o or_o so_o then_o the_o high_a priest_n look_v upon_o the_o letter_n which_o be_v engrave_v upon_o the_o stone_n of_o the_o breastplate_n and_o by_o the_o concurrence_n of_o a_o enthusiastical_a spirit_n of_o divination_n of_o his_o own_o if_o i_o may_v add_v thus_o much_o upon_o the_o former_a reason_n to_o that_o which_o he_o there_o speak_v with_o some_o mode_n whereby_o those_o letter_n appear_v he_o shape_v out_o his_o answer_n but_o for_o those_o that_o be_v allow_v to_o inquire_v at_o this_o oracle_n they_o be_v none_o else_o but_o either_o the_o king_n or_o the_o whole_a congregation_n as_o we_o be_v tell_v in_o massec_n sotah_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d none_o may_v inquire_v of_o it_o but_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o people_n or_o the_o king_n by_o which_o it_o seem_v it_o be_v a_o political_a oracle_n but_o to_o return_v to_o our_o argument_n in_o hand_n viz._n what_o piece_n of_o divine_a write_v be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n we_o must_v further_o know_v that_o the_o jew_n be_v wont_a to_o reckon_v all_o those_o psalm_n or_o song_n which_o we_o any_o where_n meet_v with_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n among_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o though_o they_o be_v pen_v by_o the_o prophet_n yet_o because_o they_o be_v not_o the_o proper_a result_v of_o a_o visum_fw-la propheticum_fw-la therefore_o they_o be_v not_o true_a prophecy_n for_o they_o have_v a_o common_a tradition_n that_o the_o prophet_n do_v not_o always_o prophesy_v eodem_fw-la gradu_fw-la but_o sometime_o in_o a_o high_a sometime_o in_o a_o low_a degree_n as_o among_o other_o we_o be_v full_o teach_v by_o abarbinel_n in_o es._n 4._o upon_o occasion_n of_o that_o song_n of_o esay_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o prophet_n prophecy_v sometime_o in_o the_o form_n of_o the_o supreme_a prophetical_a degree_n and_o sometime_o in_o a_o low_a degree_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n only_o and_o thus_o have_v make_v his_o way_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o common_a notion_n they_o have_v among_o they_o that_o all_o song_n be_v dictate_v by_o this_o spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o song_n that_o be_v find_v in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o prophet_n it_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o be_v order_v or_o dictate_v by_o the_o penman_n themselves_o together_o with_o the_o superintendency_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n forasmuch_o as_o they_o receive_v they_o not_o in_o that_o high_a way_n which_o be_v call_v prophecy_n as_o all_o vision_n be_v receive_v for_o all_o vision_n be_v perfect_a prophecy_n but_o the_o author_n go_v on_o further_o to_o declare_v he_o and_o indeed_o the_o common_a opinion_n concern_v any_o such_o song_n that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o proper_a work_n of_o god_n himself_o but_o the_o work_n of_o the_o prophet_n own_o spirit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o we_o must_v suppose_v the_o prophet_n spirit_n enable_v by_o the_o conjunction_n of_o divine_a help_n with_o it_o as_o he_o put_v in_o the_o caution_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o his_o divine_a assistance_n do_v still_o cleave_v unto_o the_o prophet_n and_o be_v present_a with_o he_o for_o as_o he_o tell_v we_o the_o prophet_n be_v so_o much_o accustom_v to_o divine_a vision_n as_o they_o be_v may_v be_v able_a sometime_o per_fw-la vigiliam_fw-la without_o any_o prophetical_a vision_n to_o speak_v excellent_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o very_o elegant_a language_n and_o admirable_a similitude_n and_o this_o he_o there_o prove_v from_o hence_o that_o these_o song_n be_v common_o attribute_v to_o the_o prophet_n himself_o and_o not_o to_o god_n there_o be_v so_o much_o of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o prophet_n own_o spirit_n in_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wherefore_o the_o scripture_n common_o attribute_n these_o song_n to_o the_o prophet_n themselves_o and_o not_o unto_o god_n and_o according_o speak_v of_o the_o song_n at_o the_o red_a sea_n 15._o then_o moses_n and_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n sing_v this_o song_n that_o be_v moses_n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n do_v compose_v and_o order_v it_o so_o in_o the_o song_n at_o beer-elim_n 17._o then_o sing_v israel_n this_o song_n so_o in_o moses_n his_o song_n in_o the_o late_a end_n of_o deuteronomy_n which_o be_v to_o to_o be_v preserve_v as_o a_o memorial_n the_o conclusion_n run_v 46._o set_v your_o heart_n upon_o all_o those_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o i_o testify_v to_o you_o this_o day_n so_o all_o those_o psalm_n which_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v compose_v by_o david_n be_v perpetual_o ascribe_v unto_o he_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o they_o that_o be_v compose_v by_o other_o be_v in_o like_a manner_n ascribe_v unto_o they_o whereas_o the_o prophetic_a strain_n be_v very_o different_a always_o intitle_v god_n to_o it_o and_o so_o be_v bring_v in_o with_o such_o kind_n of_o prologue_n the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o the_o like_a but_o enough_o of_o that_o yet_o see_v we_o be_v 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contentment_n without_o itself_o and_o so_o it_o wander_v up_o and_o down_o from_o one_o creature_n to_o another_o and_o thus_o become_v distract_v by_o a_o multiplicity_n of_o object_n and_o while_o it_o can_v find_v some_o one_o and_o only_a object_n upon_o which_o as_o be_v perfect_o adequate_a to_o its_o capacity_n it_o may_v whole_o bestow_v itself_o while_o it_o be_v toss_v with_o restless_a and_o vehement_a motion_n of_o desire_n and_o love_n through_o a_o world_n of_o paint_a beauty_n false_a gloze_a excellency_n court_v all_o but_o match_v nowhere_o violent_o hurry_v every_o whither_o but_o find_v nowhere_o objectum_fw-la par_fw-fr amori_fw-la while_o it_o converse_v only_o with_o these_o pinch_a particularity_n here_o below_o and_o be_v not_o yet_o acquaint_v with_o the_o universal_a goodness_n it_o be_v certain_o far_o from_o true_a rest_n and_o satisfaction_n from_o a_o fix_a compose_a temper_n of_o spirit_n but_o be_v distract_v by_o multiplicity_n of_o object_n and_o 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